diff --git a/rs/java/android/renderscript/Allocation.java b/rs/java/android/renderscript/Allocation.java
index 7db85f26bdedb..3cda6de14ff55 100644
--- a/rs/java/android/renderscript/Allocation.java
+++ b/rs/java/android/renderscript/Allocation.java
@@ -1868,7 +1868,7 @@ public class Allocation extends BaseObj {
         }
     }
 
-    static void sendBufferNotification(int id) {
+    static void sendBufferNotification(long id) {
         synchronized(mAllocationMap) {
             Allocation a = mAllocationMap.get(new Long(id));
 
diff --git a/rs/java/android/renderscript/RenderScript.java b/rs/java/android/renderscript/RenderScript.java
index 340efef875a3a..6c5c5083edcab 100644
--- a/rs/java/android/renderscript/RenderScript.java
+++ b/rs/java/android/renderscript/RenderScript.java
@@ -1156,7 +1156,12 @@ public class RenderScript {
                 }
 
                 if (msg == RS_MESSAGE_TO_CLIENT_NEW_BUFFER) {
-                    Allocation.sendBufferNotification(subID);
+                    if (mRS.nContextGetUserMessage(mRS.mContext, rbuf) !=
+                        RS_MESSAGE_TO_CLIENT_NEW_BUFFER) {
+                        throw new RSDriverException("Error processing message from RenderScript.");
+                    }
+                    long bufferID = ((long)rbuf[1] << 32L) + ((long)rbuf[0] & 0xffffffffL);
+                    Allocation.sendBufferNotification(bufferID);
                     continue;
                 }